Three make the grade
"In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, January 26th, 2014
Rate's been even lower
"Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, January 19th, 2014
Accurate for degrees started in 2004
"What do Rutgers University, Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, Stockton College, Rowan University and William Paterson all have in common? They all graduate less than 50 percent of their students within four years."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, January 12th, 2014
Jobs picture isn't all bad
Says New Jersey has "the highest unemployment rate in the region" and "stagnant job growth."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, January 5th, 2014
Old sound bite
"This governor has given us continual balanced budgets without raising taxes."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, December 29th, 2013
Dedicated to all bridge users
"The fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it, that kind of gets me sauced."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, December 22nd, 2013
Costly toll
"We pay among the highest tolls in the nation for the privilege of crossing that bridge."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, December 8th, 2013
Rounding up, but right
Says New Jersey has gained "143,000 new private-sector jobs."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, November 17th, 2013
Funding's the highest
"In fact, there’s more state funding for education today than any other time."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, November 10th, 2013
Getting by with a little help from your legislative friends
Says Barbara Buono "voted to raise her own pay 40 percent."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, October 27th, 2013
Property taxes have increased
"Property taxes have increased 20 percent under four years of Chris Christie."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, October 20th, 2013
Budget actions have taxing consequences
Chris Christie "has not increased the taxes on anyone."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, October 13th, 2013
Missing details
"Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Thursday, October 10th, 2013
History in the making?
"I would be the first Republican senator elected in New Jersey in 41 years."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, September 29th, 2013
Misplaced blame
Tuition at Rutgers has increased 10 percent since Gov. Chris Christie took office because he "cut funding for higher education."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, September 22nd, 2013
UPDATE: By any other measure
Newark is "now home to one-third of all commercial and multi-family development."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, September 15th, 2013
A still-painful cut
"Trenton politicians cut $1.3 billion from education."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, September 8th, 2013
Reading between the lines?
Says Cory Booker "supports late-term and partial-birth abortion and opposes safety regulations."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, September 1st, 2013
An incomplete picture
Says under Mayor Cory Booker, Newark has seen "violent crime up five years in a row, murder up five years in a row."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, August 25th, 2013
Poll numbers hit the bullseye
"Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans – and 95 percent of gun households in the state – support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldn’t have them."
— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, August 18th, 2013